Pharyngeal airway dimensions: a cephalometric, growth-study-based analysis of physiological variations in children aged 6-17

Abstract

The high interindividual variations of 'p' and 't' render the use of reference values problematic. Contrary to other craniofacial structures, neither age-related changes nor sexual dimorphism were found for 'p' and 't'. Any associations to antero-posterior cephalometric characteristics seem low.